STAMPLESS. 1812 letter front on 1806 laid paper with fine straight line h/s YORK SEP 9 1812 on back to Montreal. Rated 1N2 in red on front, due single rate for 376 miles, tears at seal.

Est. 100+

1827 Entire, on B&M under shield laid paper, On His Majesty’s Service, Government Office, pre-printed CIRCULAR, dated York, 20th Decr 1827 commanding MPPs to meet at Parliament on 15th January. Signed by G Hellier, Secretary to Lieut Governor. To F L Walsh MPP, Vittoria, rated m/s Pd 9 in red on front for single sheet 101 – 200 miles. No postmarks. Endorsed on receipt. File folds, edge staining, pin hole and small opening tear at wafer seal.

Est. 75+

1832 Stampless TRANSATLANTIC letter from London, ENGLAND, internally dated British and Foreign Bible Society, May 22, 1832. Fine strike of London PAID 4 JU 4 1832 full circle h/s in red on front. HALIFAX JY 1832 fleuron h/s in black on front. Red QUEBEC JY 1832 double split circle and boxed FORWARDED h/s in red on front. Rated 2/2 stg m/s prepaid in black on front (1/- postage London – Falmouth, plus1/2 packet rate Falmouth – Halifax). BNA rated in m/s 1N8 cy Halifax to Quebec, plus 1/1 forwarding to York, total 2/9 cy due. Likely carried by packet “Sheldrake” [Falmouth 9 Jun, Halifax 10 Jul] to York Upper Canada. Three folds reinforced with gummed tape. (Image)

Est. 150+

1833 Stampless cover, Niagara to York internally dated Niagara 7th January 1833. Very weak strike of NIAGARA U.C. double full circle in black. Rated 7 cy in black (single rate for 61 - 100 miles, around W end of Lake Ontario). Advising a Deposit in the BUC of £355.7.9 Cy. Acknd 12 th ultimo”. File folds.

Est. 75+

1834 Stampless RE-DIRECTED letter/invoice. MONTREAL JUN 26 [1834] full circle in red on front. Rated 1 /2 in black on front originally to SHERBROOKE [crossed out] re-addressed to TORONTO, No transit or receiver, but endorsed “Invoice Mar 24 1834”, folds, tear at seal and adhesions where once pasted-up.

Est. 50+

1835 Stampless entire Government Circular, on Crown over Shield laid paper. CITY of TORONTO U.C. DE 10 1835 large double circle h/s in red. Rated m/s 1/6 (for two sheets 101 – 200 miles), boxed PAID h/s in red on front. Endorsed Govt Office and forwd and TOO LATE h/s in red. Small LONDON double split circle in red, with m/s date 16 Dec receiver. Circular requesting completion of accompanying Return (double rate). To London Dist. Annotated on receipt by F L Walsh. Slightly grubby, internal corner missing and opening tear at wafer seal.

Est. 100+

1842 Stampless legal documents outer wrapper, 10 times rate, on MOREBY & CO 1839 with shield laid paper. Weak CITY of TORONTO U.C. MR 9 1842 large double circle h/s in black, to Kingston. Endorsed “per R J Turner Esq”, 2 ½ oz, rated m/s 7/6 [weighs 10 times single 9d rate for 101 – 200 miles]. Endorsed LL “Deposited in Post Office at the Toronto this ninth day of March 1842 by me John H Hagerty?... Master, Extra & Examiner in Chancery. Endorsed on receipt “McLean & McLean / Deps? Defense?”/. File folds, some staining and sealing wax.

Est. 100+

1856 Stampless blue laid paper envelope, with fine strike of BROCKVILLE CW A JUL 21 1856 double split circle date stamp in black. with REGISTERED h/s in black. To Toronto with large [32mm] TORONTO CW, JUL 22 single ring date stamp receiver in black on back. Envelope opened-out, file fold and reduced left and right.

Est. 100+

1863 Stampless CROSS-BORDER envelope with letter from Toronto to New York with TORONTO CW FE 2 63 small A2 split circle, rated large 10 h/s in black. Trifle grubby. Red seal.

Est. 75+